Rarity birding is seldom this easy. Linda Powell and I pulled up in front of 13 Barnacle Lane, broke out our picnic lunch, and the black-throated sparrow flew in before we were done eating our sandwiches. It was part of a mixed flock that also included tree sparrows, chickadees, goldfinches, and juncos. The sparrow was a life bird for Linda, and she got several great photos. As we pulled back onto Main St. we spotted a Cooper's hawk on the wing; it flew up and perched in plain view, practically begging Linda to take its picture, which she did. Down at the Winter Harbor public pier, we enjoyed watching a pair of bald eagles engage in courtship behavior. Highlights of a quick spin around the Schoodic Loop Road included three great cormorants perched on a channel marker in the Narrows, a single male harlequin duck bobbing in high surf across from the SERC entrance, and a tightly-grouped raft of 11 common goldeneyes feeding unusually close to shore in Schoodic Bay, plus all of the expected grebes, gulls, guillemots, common loons, and sea ducks. We searched for purple sandpipers and not-so-common loons in all the right places, but these were the only big misses on what was otherwise a very enjoyable and LUCKY day of birding. Linda is posting our complete trip list and counts to E-Bird, and I'm sure she'll share photos on request!
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